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and a height at centers of 1636 feet to give clearance to the rails. Hinges are next; there are 18 of 'em ings spaced as shown. After the 164' to make, 6 for each set of doors. I cut strips 362" wide from .003" shim brass Of course, window openings are needed. installed now since there is considerable The left wall has seven 4 x 10-foot open- interior detailing to add to the main engine stalls. easing is installed, each opening will take a 336 x 916-foot window. The bottom of Only skeleton planking is installed in the main portion of the house. I cut three and with tweezers, patience, and mount- all main window openings should be 4 strips of Ae"-thick balsa, 4 feet wide and ing irritation finally managed to roll a feet from the lower edge of the wall. small circle around the point of a small Again as decorative trim I ran a 9" belt the length of the interior, and scribed it for plank widths. I cemented one strip reamer, leaving a tail a scale foot long of bricks above and below the line of on each side of the tracks and one down on the loop. (See the detail drawing.) Heavy paper stock might also be used. windows. The right-hand main wall has the center between the doors. At the rear the small windows near the roof on the an 8-foot-wide strip of 36" balsa scribed the hinges on the door and hung them 316 x 4-foot openings to take 3 x 3•2-foot width of the interior, beyond the ends of on individual wire hooks set in the casing. windows after the :52" easing is installed. On the first set of doors, I cemented same spacing as the left wall. These have for planking was laid across these the full the stall tracks. See the plan and the Andy came up with a more practical idea: The tops of these windows are 1 foot overhead view. It will be noticed in the slipping the hinges on a wire, bending from the top of the wall. While windows photograph that I laid the side planking the ends of the wire; then, after cement- in the lower section are unnecessary, I right up to the rails, but I later cut these ing the hinges on the doors, merely push- worked in a few openings. For instance, back. There may be times when you will ing the wire ends into the door frame. where the first window would come I want to lift the house to get at a balky (If you use sheetwood, I'd advise drilling made a door opening into the office. Near iron horse, so let your planking correthe holes. Youll probably have to notch the rear I cut a doorway 8 feet wide by spond to the clearance width of your locos. out a bit if you use brick paper or brick siding.) 9 feet high into the machine shop. Andy says he could have hung all six two doors, rested 2 days, and was ready easing is installed. On this wall the single to meet the challenge of the other four. Now to the walls. The main walls were windows. cut from 16" balsa stock, 1936 feet high by 68 feet long. If you're using AG" brick from •6" balsa, 11 x 68 feet-1136 x 69 siding, the measurements will be 1916 feet The exposed floor between and on The low outside wall of the lean-to has either side of the rails was given a cinder its windows on the same spacing as the coating. I mixed Sanford's Tempera wa- on the prototype while I fiddled with the main structure. The openings are 4x6 tercolor to a dark gray and dumped in a first two, but I had fun. I hung the first feet to take a 336 x 536-foot window after generous gob of white glue. I spread this with a brush and sprinkled cinders over it. I also used this cinder-type ballast all the way to the turntable pit. decorative belt of bricks is just below the The floor for the wing addition is cut To be sure that the enginehouse would not shift on its base, I cemented old ties, feet if you use brick siding. I scribed lumber, cast-off wheels-even the coal- by 69 feet. The third lean-to wall is 1114 and stained the floor and inserted it be- bin-in a line along the sides so they feet high and 68 or 69 feet, as needed for tween the two right-hand walls and formed a snug-fitting nest, as can be the material used. These are shown ready the ends, and cemented the assembly seen in the photo of the base. Since I for assembly. together. The left-hand wall was not laid the track and cut the inspection pits Text continues on page 61 : :p .r· ri.-·r.:. ir 1. .... . ' +•• 9- -1 -•&, ' .-58' .. 1. • .1 : 1 .IR' .IJ·F 1-: - 1 1 Z Y .: 042 · ' .. .. 1, \ \ 111 lili:,1•. I. . 1.-7=...: :1 --5. .. ./ 1 2 ..• ... ...1.1 5; 11 . ..... ... ':.. . , ./"... 1 I--I .. . ··: ·,254-,:·' -·K-,-.-' '-·'1•':•.:•'.1. *%-·. ·---"i'U•7-LL.3---7•• ,'•* 'tr•.r•*i - S,42•1 'P•- 61ri . 1/' r-21••. 1 56 1\ I. .\» .. &-4--4.4. ..1-.i...,6-3/FIT,TH- 4-m -=•---•---A ----..._._ -.......... .•-, - :.., ...* it. . ... i.#i - - 9 11.. ·.1 .: i /1 ,• 'fi Model Railroader ..:$ .,* .41